Safety service system and method thereof

ABSTRACT

Disclosed are a safety service system and a method thereof. The safety service system comprises: a collection unit for collecting position information and image information related to a protected person who is registered by a protector; and a service providing unit for providing the position information and the image information to one or both of the protector and a security company upon detection of a signal that the protected person is in danger.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.15/959,999, filed Apr. 23, 2018; which is a continuation of U.S.application Ser. No. 14/957,266, filed Dec. 2, 2015, now U.S. Pat. No.9,978,241, issued May 22, 2018; which is a continuation of U.S.application Ser. No. 14/128,976, filed Mar. 28, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No.9,224,282, issued Dec. 29, 2015; which is the U.S. national stageapplication of International Patent Application No. PCT/KR2012/001976,filed Mar. 20, 2012; which claims priority to Korean Patent ApplicationNo. 10-2011-0060612, filed Jun. 22, 2011; the disclosures of each ofwhich are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a safety service that mayverify a location of a ward required to be protected and may quicklycope with an emergency situation.

BACKGROUND ART

In terms of mobility and portability on a user side, a mobilecommunication terminal applied to a wireless communication networksystem has employed a location tracking function of the mobilecommunication terminal based on a location information tracking methodusing an artificial satellite. In the case of using the locationtracking function of the mobile communication terminal, a currentlocation and a travel route of a user of the mobile communicationterminal may be tracked in real time.

Currently, according to an exponential increase in social/environmentalthreat factors, a ward, such as a pre-schoolchild, a schoolchild, anaged person, and a physically/mentally challenged person, may require aconstant monitoring and protection from a guardian. Accordingly, thereis a strong need for constantly monitoring and managing a target to beprotected using a location tracking function of a mobile communicationterminal.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Subject

An aspect of the present invention provides a safety service system andmethod that may support an environment in which it is possible toconstantly monitor and manage a ward in a web environment and also usinga mobile application.

An aspect of the present invention also provides a safety service systemand method that may more readily verify an emergency situation of a wardand thereby quickly cope with the emergency situation.

An aspect of the present invention also provides a safety service systemand method that may transmit a location and an image of a ward to aguardian or a security company in response to an occurrence of a dangerto the ward.

An aspect of the present invention also provides a safety service systemand method that may transmit a location of a ward to a security companyin response to an occurrence of a danger to the ward and may alsotransmit a description of the ward as well as an image of the ward.

An aspect of the present invention also provides a safety service systemand method that may share information between guardians to monitor andmanage wards.

Technical Solution

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided asafety service system, including: a collector configured to collectlocation information and image information associated with a ward withrespect to the ward registered by a guardian; and a service providerconfigured to provide the location information and the image informationto at least one of the guardian and a security company in response to analert signal being detected with respect to the ward.

According to an aspect, the collector may be configured to collect, froma ward terminal that is a communication terminal of the ward, locationinformation indicating a current location of the ward and imageinformation in which a peripheral image of the ward is captured.

According to another aspect, the service provider may be configured tostore ward information including at least one set of photo or personalinformation of the ward input from the guardian via a guardian terminalthat is a communication terminal of the guardian and descriptioninformation of the ward, and to provide the ward information to thesecurity company together with the location information and the imageinformation in response to the alert signal being detected.

According to still another aspect, the service provider may beconfigured to recognize, as the alert signal, at least one of a case inwhich an abnormal signal occurs in a ward terminal that is acommunication terminal of the ward, a case in which the locationinformation is deviated from a safety zone set by the guardian, and acase in which the location information enters a danger zone set by theguardian.

According to still another aspect, the service provider may beconfigured to receive and store a memo associated with the locationinformation from the guardian, and to provide the memo to another personbased on the location information when the memo is allowed to bedisclosed.

According to still another aspect, the service provider may beconfigured to provide an environment setting function of registering orediting ward information including at least one set of photo or personalinformation of the ward and description information of the ward througha service screen associated with the guardian.

According to still another aspect, the environment setting function mayinclude a terminal authentication function of authenticating a wardterminal that is the communication terminal of the ward.

According to still another aspect, the environment setting function mayinclude a function of registering collection period information that istime information in which the location information and the imageinformation associated with the ward is allowed to be collected.

According to still another aspect, the environment setting function mayinclude a function of registering a safety zone or a danger zone withrespect to the ward.

According to still another aspect, the service provider may beconfigured to provide a ward location reference function of indicatingthe location information and the image information in response to arequest of the guardian on a service screen associated with theguardian.

According to still another aspect, the ward location reference functionmay display a map screen on which a current location of the ward ismarked on a center of a map based on the location information and theimage information, brief information associated with the currentlocation of the ward, and a thumbnail image.

According to still another aspect, the ward location reference functionmay display a current state of the ward based on whether the ward islocated within a safety zone or a danger zone registered by theguardian, or may display the location information and the imageinformation in different information display forms based on the currentstate.

According to still another aspect, the ward location reference functionmay include a function of selecting at least one ward from among aplurality of wards, and referring to a location of the selected ward.

According to still another aspect, the ward location reference functionmay include a function of playing the image information.

According to still another aspect, the ward location reference functionmay include a function of providing a name search based on a map search.

According to still another aspect, the ward location reference functionmay include a safety information providing function of providing a mapscreen on which a current location of the ward is marked on a center ofa map, and providing safety information in which a point of interest(POI) included in the map screen is classified into a safe POI or adangerous POI based on a type of the POI.

According to still another aspect, the ward location reference functionmay include a route searching function of providing a route guideservice using a current location of the guardian as a departure and acurrent location of the ward as a destination.

According to still another aspect, the ward location reference functionmay include a location change function of providing a map screen onwhich a current location of the ward is marked on a center of a map, andchanging the current location of the ward with a location selected bythe guardian on the map screen.

According to still another aspect, the ward location reference functionmay include a memo function of registering a memo associated with acurrent location of the ward with respect to the current location of theward.

According to still another aspect, the ward location reference functionmay include a neighbor log function of providing a map screen on whichthe current location of the ward is marked on a center of a map, anddisplaying a memo registered by another person having allowed the memoto be disclosed on the map screen.

According to still another aspect, the service provider may beconfigured to provide an SOS function of reporting to the securitycompany about a danger to the ward.

According to still another aspect, the SOS function may be executed inat least one of a case in which a request of the guardian is present ona service screen indicating a current location of the ward, a case inwhich an abnormal signal occurs in a ward terminal that is acommunication terminal of the ward, a case in which the locationinformation is deviated from a safety zone set by the guardian, and acase in which the location information enters a danger zone set by theguardian.

According to still another aspect, the SOS function may include areference function of referring to at least one of details of a callreported to the security company in association with the danger to theward, a current state of the ward processed at the security company, andprocessing details thereof.

According to still another aspect, the service provider may beconfigured to provide a travel route function of displaying a travelroute that is a travel trace of the ward based on the locationinformation in response to a request of the guardian on a service screenassociated with the guardian.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there isprovided a communication terminal, including: a location calculatorconfigured to calculate a current location of a ward; a camera unitconfigured to provide a photographing function; and a communication unitconfigured to transmit location information indicating the currentlocation of the ward and image information captured through a camera toa safety service system for providing a safety service to the ward.Here, the location information and the image information may betransmitted to the safety service system in response to an abnormalsignal being detected or a request of the safety service system, and maybe provided from the safety service system to at least one of a guardianassociated with the ward or a security company.

According to an aspect, the location information and the imageinformation may be provided to the security company together with wardinformation including at least one set of photo or personal informationof the ward, which is input from the guardian and thereby registered tothe safety service system, and description information of the ward.

According to another aspect, the image information may include at leastone of at least one photo taken at predetermined time intervals and amoving picture taken during a predetermined period of time.

According to still another aspect, the communication terminal mayfurther include an input unit configured to receive an alert signal fromthe ward. Here, the alert signal may be detected as the abnormal signal.

According to still another aspect, the communication terminal mayfurther include an impact detector configured to detect a level ofimpact. The impact of which the level exceeds a threshold may berecognized as the abnormal signal.

According to still another aspect, the location calculator may beconfigured to calculate the current location of the ward using at leastone of a measurement method based on a global positioning system (GPS)and a measurement method based on a mobile communication base station.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, there isprovided a communication terminal, including: a communication unitconfigured to connect to a safety service system for providing a safetyservice to a ward registered by a guardian; and an interface unitconfigured to display location information and image informationassociated with the ward on a service screen provided from the safetyservice system. Here, the location information and the image informationmay be collected at the safety service system from a ward terminal thatis a communication terminal of the ward, and may be provided to at leastone of the guardian and a security company in response to an alertsignal being detected at the safety service system with respect to theward.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, there isprovided a safety service method, including: collecting locationinformation and image information associated with a ward with respect tothe ward registered by a guardian; and providing the locationinformation and the image information to at least one of the guardianand a security company in response to an alert signal being detectedwith respect to the ward.

Effects of the Invention

According to embodiments of the present invention, an environment inwhich it is possible to constantly monitor and manage a ward in a webenvironment and also using a mobile application may be supported andthus, it is possible to more readily verifying an emergency situation ofthe ward and to quickly cope with the situation.

In addition, by transmitting a location and an image of a ward to aguardian or a security company in response to an occurrence of a dangerto the ward, an emergency situation of the ward may be easily verified.Also, by further transmitting a description of the ward in addition tothe location of the ward and the image of the ward in response to theoccurrence of the danger to the ward, more useful information may beprovided.

Also, by sharing information between guardians to monitor and managewards, it is possible to provide a safety service based on a socialnetwork service (SNS).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a diagram describing a process between a safety service systemconfigured to support monitoring and management of a ward and aguardian/ward terminal according to an embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of award terminal configured to provide a location and an image according toan embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of asafety service system configured to provide a safety service withrespect to a ward according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of aguardian terminal configured to monitor a ward according to anembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of an initial menu screen of a safetyservice according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate an example of a service screen associated witha function of authenticating a ward terminal and a function ofregistering ward information according to an embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a service screen associated with afunction of registering a description of a ward according to anembodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 9 through 11 illustrate an example of a service screen associatedwith a function of referring to a current location of a ward accordingto an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 12 through 21 illustrate an example of a service screen associatedwith a function of detailed information, for example, a peripheral namesearch, safety information, a route search, a location change, and amemo creation, associated with a current location of a ward according toan embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 22 through FIG. 25 illustrate an example of a service screenassociated with an SOS function capable of coping with an emergencysituation of a ward according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 illustrates an example of a service screen associated with afunction of referring to a travel route that is a travel trace of a wardaccording to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 27 through 34 illustrate an example of a service screen associatedwith various types of setting functions, for example, a setting of asafety zone/danger zone, a setting of a description, a setting of a map,a setting of personal information, and a setting of a ward, about asafety service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart illustrating a safety service method forproviding a safety service that supports monitoring and management of award according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention are described indetail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram describing a process between a safety service systemand a guardian/ward terminal according to an embodiment of the presentinvention.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an environment formonitoring and managing a ward. To this end, a safety service system 120may collect location information of a ward and image information of theward, such as a photo and a moving picture, from a ward terminal 110.Here, a small terminal embedded with a global positioning system (GPS)and a camera may be used as the ward terminal 110 in order to providelocation information and image information from a ward side to thesafety service system 120. The safety service system 120 may support aservice environment in which a guardian may monitor a current state ofthe ward without restrictions on a time and an occasion based on thelocation information and the image information collected from the wardterminal 110. In particular, the safety service system 120 may provide asafety service based on a location based service (LBS). Here, the safetyservice may be provided in a web/wap service form through a service pageon the safety service system 120, or may be provided as a service-onlyapplication. The service-only application may include a personalcomputer (PC) based program or a mobile-only application. That is, theguardian may connect to a service screen, for example, a service pagescreen or an application execution screen, associated with a safetyservice using a communication terminal (hereinafter, a guardianterminal) 130 accessible to the safety service system 120, and maymonitor an emergency situation of the ward through the service screen.Here, in response to a request of the guardian or an occurrence of adanger to the ward, the safety service system 120 may provide thecollected location information and image information to the guardianterminal 130. Further, in response to a request of the guardian or anSOS dispatch request of the ward, the safety service system 120 maytransfer location information and image information of the ward to asecurity company (not shown) and accordingly, a security agent maydirectly move to a corresponding location and thereby handle and copewith an emergency situation of the ward.

Initially, a configuration and an operation of a ward terminal will bedescribed in detail with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagramillustrating a ward terminal 200 configured to provide a location and animage according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the ward terminal 200 according to an embodimentmay include a location calculator 210, a camera unit 220, acommunication unit 230, an input unit 240, and an impact detector 250.

The location calculator 210 may be configured to calculate locationinformation indicating a current location of a ward. Here, the locationcalculator 210 may calculate the current location of the ward using atleast one of a GPS measurement method and a mobile communication basestation (that is, a cell base station) measurement method. A locationvalue and information on a measurement method used to calculate acorresponding location may be included in the location information.

The camera unit 210 may provide a function of photographing a focusedimage. The ward may hold the camera unit 220 to be externally exposed,so that the ward terminal 200 may capture a peripheral image of theward. The camera unit 220 may photograph a peripheral image of the ward.In this instance, the camera unit 220 may take at least one photo atpredetermined time intervals or may take a moving picture during apredetermined period of time based on a setting environment and may usethe same as image information of the ward.

The input unit 240 may be configured to receive an alert signal from theward. In a case in which an emergency situation occurs, the ward maygenerate the alert signal by manipulating the input unit 240 with theintention of notifying the guardian about the occurrence of theemergency situation.

The impact detector 250 may be configured to detect a level of impactbased on an external impact applied to the ward terminal 200. Here, theimpact detector 250 may include an impact detection sensor, such as anacceleration sensor, to detect a level of impact applied to the wardterminal 200.

The communication unit 230 may be configured to transmit locationinformation obtained from the location calculator 210 and imageinformation obtained from the camera unit 220 to a safety servicesystem. As an example, in response to a request of the safety servicesystem, the communication unit 230 may transmit location information andimage information to the safety service system. As another example, inresponse to an alert signal input from the ward via the input unit 240,the communication unit 230 may detect the alert signal as an abnormalsignal associated with the ward and thereby transmit locationinformation and image information to the safety service system. Asanother example, when a level of impact detected by the impact detector250 exceeds a threshold, the communication unit 230 may detect the aboveimpact as an abnormal signal associated with the ward and thereby maytransmit location information and image information to the safetyservice system.

According to the above configuration, the ward terminal 200 may collectlocation information and image information associated with the ward andmay transmit the collected location information and image information tothe safety service system in response to an abnormal signal beingdetected or a request of the safety service system. Here, the locationinformation and the image information may be collected at the safetyservice system and may be used as information for a safety service. Thatis, the safety service system may collect location information and imageinformation from the ward terminal 200 and then provide the collectedlocation information and image information to a guardian or a securitycompany.

Hereinafter, a configuration and an operation of a safety service systemwill be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a blockdiagram illustrating a safety service system 300 configured to provide asafety service with respect to a ward according to an embodiment of thepresent invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the safety service system 300 according to anembodiment may include a collector 310 and a service provider 320.

The collector 310 may be configured to collect location information andimage information associated with a ward with respect to the wardregistered by a guardian. Here, in interaction with a ward terminal, thecollector 310 may receive, from the ward terminal as necessary and atpredetermined intervals, location information indicating a currentlocation of the ward and image information in which a peripheral imageof the ward is captured. The collector 310 may store and maintain thereceived location information and image information in association withthe ward and the guardian. Here, the location information may includeinformation about a location value and a measurement method used tocalculate a corresponding location, and the image information mayinclude at least one of at least one photo taken at predetermined timeintervals and a moving picture taken during a predetermined period oftime.

The service provider 320 may perform a server functionality of managingthe overall safety service and thus, may provide an LBS based safetyservice based on location information and image information of the wardthat is collected by the collector 310. The service provider 320 mayprovide location information and image information of the ward to theguardian in response to a request for referring to the ward from theguardian, and may provide the location information and the imageinformation to the guardian or the security company in response to analert signal detected with respect to the ward. Here, the serviceprovider 320 may recognize, as the alert signal associated with theward, at least one of a case in which an abnormal signal occurs in award terminal, for example, a case in which the ward directly inputs thealert signal or a case in which an abnormal signal is detected due to alevel of impact exceeding a threshold, a case in which the locationinformation is deviated from a safety zone set by the guardian, and acase in which the location information enters a danger zone set by theguardian. The guardian may verify an emergency situation of the wardbased on the location information and the image information, and ifnecessary, may request the security company for an SOS dispatch.

Accordingly, the service provider 320 may transfer location informationand image information of the ward to the security company and thesecurity company may directly move to a corresponding location andthereby inhibit and cope with an emergency situation of the ward. Inaddition, when ward information, such as a photo, personal information,and description information of the ward, is input from the guardian, theservice provider 320 may store and maintain the ward information in asystem database (not shown). When transmitting location information andimage information of the ward to the security company, the serviceprovider 320 may also provide ward information registered by theguardian. That is, the guardian may frequently register a description ofthe ward to the safety service system 300 and may provide the registereddescription to the security company together with a location and animage of the ward in a case in which the ward encounters a danger, inorder to be used as useful information for handling the danger to theward. Also, the service provider 320 may provide a memo function ofenabling the guardian to input predetermined comments on a location ofthe ward. That is, the service provider 320 may receive a memoassociated with location information of the ward from the guardian andmay store and maintain the received memo in a system database. Inaddition, the service provider 320 may service a memo of another personto be shared based on location information between guardians havingallowed their memos to be disclosed on an SNS. In response to a requestof the guardian, the service provider 320 may accumulate locationinformation of the ward and may provide a travel route that is a tracealong which the ward has moved. The service provider 320 may provide aservice screen associated with a safety service to a guardian terminalconnected to the safety service system 300. Here, the service screen maysupport a function of making a general introduction about the safetyservice and a function of registering or editing information associatedwith the guardian and the ward, a function of referring to a location ofthe ward, a function of requesting an SOS dispatch based on a level ofan emergency situation which the ward has encountered, a function ofproviding a travel route of the ward, a function of sharing informationbetween guardians, an environment setting function of setting anenvironment of the safety service, and the like. A configuration andeach configuration of the service screen will be described in moredetail below.

A configuration and an operation of a guardian terminal will bedescribed in detail with reference to FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a block diagramillustrating a guardian terminal 400 configured to monitor a wardaccording to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the guardian terminal 400 according to anembodiment may include a communication unit 410 and an interface unit420. Here, the guardian terminal 400 may refer to a device configured toconnect to a safety service system and thereby monitor an emergencysituation of a ward and to call an SOS dispatch signal in response to anoccurrence of a danger to the ward. That is, the guardian terminal 400may refer to any type of wired/wireless communication terminal, such asa PC, a tablet, a smart phone, and a communication navigation device,accessible to the safety service system.

The communication unit 410 may be configured to connect to the safetyservice system for providing a safety service with respect to a wardregistered by a guardian and maintain a connection between the guardianterminal 400 and the safety service system.

The interface unit 420 may refer to an interface device used between thesafety service system and the guardian, and may be configured to inputrequired information or to display information provided from the safetyservice system through a service screen provided from the safety servicesystem. That is, through the service screen associated with the safetyservice, the interface unit 420 may display a screen for registering orediting information associated with the guardian and the ward, a screenfor referring to a location of the ward, a screen for requesting an SOSdispatch based on an emergency situation of the ward, a screen forproviding a travel route of the ward, a screen for sharing informationbetween guardians, an environment setting screen for setting anenvironment of the safety service, and the like.

As described above, only a process for connecting to the safety servicesystem and a user interface (UI) for using the safety service arerequired for the guardian terminal 400. Processes of registering,referring to, and providing actual information, and a process ofmanaging a database are performed by the safety service system. Servicescreens displayed on the guardian terminal 400 in association with asafety service provided from the safety service system will be describedin detail below. A configuration or a function of each service screenmay differ based on an operating system (OS), for example, ANDROID andWinCe, or a usage environment, for example, web/wap and a service-onlyapplication, of the guardian terminal 400. In the present embodiment, aweb environment and a mobile environment may interact with each otherand thus, even though guardians are using different devices, theguardians may use a safety service in heterogeneous environments basedon information registered to the safety service system. In thefollowing, service screens are described by employing a service screenthrough a mobile-only application as an example, however, are notlimited to or restricted by the drawings or embodiments of the detaileddescription. Accordingly, a configuration or a function, a flow, and thelike, of a service screen may be variously modified.

FIG. 5 illustrates an initial menu screen of a safety service. Inresponse to an application 510 associated with the safety service beingexecuted by a guardian, a guardian terminal may display a service pageprovided from a safety service system. When an automatic login is notset, a login screen for entering an ID/password (PW) may bepreferentially displayed in response to executing the application 510.Meanwhile, in a case in which the guardian is a member registered to thesafety service system and an automatic login is set, a main screen 520of FIG. 5 may be displayed in response to executing the application 510.Here, a latest reference result about a ward basically set by theguardian may be displayed on the main screen 520. As illustrated in FIG.5, a map screen on which a location of the ward is marked on a center ofa map and simple result content, for example, a thumbnail image andlocation information, about location information and image informationof the corresponding ward may be displayed on the main screen 520. Here,a photo of the ward registered by the guardian may be displayed on themap screen at a location of the ward. The main screen 520 may include afooter menu including a menu 521 of selecting a ward, a menu 522 ofreferring to a location of the selected ward, a menu 523 of registeringand editing a description of the selected ward, a menu 524 capable ofmoving to a detailed page associated with the location of the selectedward, and a menu 525 of requesting an SOS dispatch with respect to theselected ward. A service page associated with the safety service maybasically include a main menu 526 of providing a ward location referencepage, that is, providing the main screen 520, an SOS center menu 527 ofproviding a page on which it is possible to call an SOS dispatch signalto an affiliated security company, a travel route menu 528 of providinga page for verifying location information of the ward, received atpredetermined intervals, based on a log form on the map or anaccumulated time-by-time list, and a setting menu 529 of providing apage on which it is possible to verify a service use state or to inputvarious types of environment settings.

FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate a service screen associated with a function ofauthenticating a ward terminal and a function of registering wardinformation. When executing the application 510, a guardian may be amember registered to a safety service system and may also initially login the safety service system. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 6, apopup window 610 may be displayed to perform a terminal authenticationprocedure for a ward terminal. In response to the guardian tapping“authenticate a terminal” on the popup window 610, the popup window 610may be switched to a terminal authentication screen 620 forauthenticating the ward terminal. Here, a window for entering aresidential number of the ward and serial number information of the wardterminal may be displayed on the terminal authentication screen 620. Inresponse to completing the authentication of the ward terminal, theterminal authentication screen 620 may be switched to an authenticationresult screen 630 for displaying an authentication result. Here, a ‘wardregistration’ menu capable of registering a ward of the authenticatedward terminal may be displayed on the authentication result screen 630.Here, the “ward registration” menu may provide a menu environment ofenabling the guardian to register at least one ward. Even though theward of the ward terminal authenticated in response to executing theapplication 510 is not registered, a ward registration procedure may beperformed through a popup window 710 of FIG. 7. In response to theguardian tapping “okay” on the popup window 710 or tapping the “wardregistration” menu on the authentication result screen 630, the popupwindow 710 may be switched to a ward registration screen 720 forregistering a ward. Here, a plurality of wards may be registered on theward registration screen 720. In particular, a function of registeringor editing ward information such as a photo or personal information, forexample, a name, a contact number, a sex, an age, a height/weight, and aschool, of each ward, a feature, for example, a physical feature or adescription of each ward, and a routing period may be provided. Here,the routing period may refer to collection period information that istime information in which location information and image informationassociated with a ward is allowed to be collected. As described above,in the present embodiment, a ward terminal authentication procedure anda ward registration procedure may need to be initially performed. Also,when the guardian is an associate member, a service introduction pagefor guiding and introducing the overall safety service may be displayedthrough a service page.

Description Registration Function

The description registration function refers to a function that enablesa guardian to record detailed ward information, such as a latest photoor clothes of a ward, for example, dress on the way to school. Here, inresponse to making an SOS dispatch call for the ward, ward informationmay be provided to a security company together with location informationand image information of the ward.

FIG. 8 illustrates a service screen associated with a function ofregistering a description of a ward. Referring to FIG. 8, a photo 811 ofa ward provided may be provided as a menu of registering or editingdescriptions about a plurality of wards on a main page 810 on which itis possible to refer to a location of the ward. In this case, inresponse to tapping the photo 811 of the ward, the main page 810 may beswitched to a description registration screen 820 for registering thedescription of the ward. Here, description information of the ward mostrecently registered may be displayed on the description registrationscreen 820. Also, a page on which a description is recorded based on adate-by-date basis may be provided on the description registrationscreen 820. In this instance, for the same date, description informationmost recently registered may be displayed. The description registrationscreen 820 may provide a function 823 of moving to a previous/next pageor a date-by-date page based on currently displayed descriptioninformation, a “correction” function 824 of correcting the currentlydisplayed description information, a “new registration” function 825 ofregistering new description information, a “main registration” function826 of registering the currently displayed description information as amain thumbnail image, a “list view” function 827 of providing a list ofdescription information recently registered based on the currentlydisplayed description information, and the like. Here, in response totapping the “correction” function 824 on the description registrationscreen 820, a mode may be switched to an edition mode and a function 821of changing a photo of the ward and a function of changing the contentthat depicts the description may be provided. That is, in response totapping the “correction” function 824 on the description registrationscreen 820, a “photo change” icon may be displayed. In response totapping a portion corresponding to the description content, a keyboardOSD screen may be displayed. Here, a method of changing a photo of theward may include a method of selecting a photo from an album stored in aguardian terminal, a method of taking a photo using a photographingfunction of the guardian terminal, and the like. In response to tappingthe “new registration” function 825 on the description registrationscreen 820, a window for entering a photo of the ward and a window forentering content that depicts the description of the ward may beprovided. Also, in response to tapping the “main registration” function826 on the description registration screen 820, the photo of the wardcurrently displayed on the description registration screen 820 may beregistered as a main thumbnail image. In this instance, a predeterminededition tool, for example, an area selection, an image magnification,and an image minification, may be displayed on the descriptionregistration screen 820 to be capable of editing the currently displayedphoto of the ward. Also, in response to tapping the “list view” function827 on the description registration screen 820, a list of descriptioninformation may be displayed in a most recently registered order, forexample, by the respective 30 sets of description information based on apresent day.

Ward Location Reference Function

The ward location reference function (hereinafter, a “where are younow?” function) refers to a function of referring to a current locationof a ward. Here, the “where are you now?” function may be provided in anLBS environment, and may provide location information indicating acurrent location of the ward and image information in which a peripheralimage of the ward is captured. In particular, the “where are you now?”function refers to a function of selecting a single ward from among aplurality of wards registered by a guardian and thereby referring to alocation of the selected ward.

FIG. 9 illustrates a service screen associated with a function ofreferring to a current location of a ward. Referring to FIG. 9, a mainscreen 910 that is a page on which it is possible to refer to a locationof a ward may provide a ward selection menu 911 of providing a list ofwards so that a guardian selects a desired ward from among the pluralityof wards. In response to tapping a “where are you now?” function afterselecting a desired ward from among the plurality of wards through theward selection menu 911 on the main screen 910, the main screen 910 maybe switched to a location display screen 930 for displaying a map screenon which a current location of the ward is marked on a center of a map,a thumbnail image of the ward, and brief information associated with thecurrent location of the ward. In preparation for a case in which arelatively long amount of time is used to refer to a location of a ward,the main screen 910 may be switched to the location display screen 930through an in-loading page 920 or a popup and pushup message processing.Here, a current state of the ward based on whether the ward is locatedwithin a safety zone or a danger zone registered by the guardian may bedisplayed on the location display screen 930 based on the currentlocation of the ward. Alternatively, location information and imageinformation may be displayed in different information display forms onthe location display screen 930 based on the current state of the ward.Referring to FIG. 10, the current state, for example, a safety zone, adanger zone, and an emergency, of the ward may be directly displayed onthe location display screen 930, or may be displayed by changing aninformation display form of a predetermined area based on the currentstate of the ward. For example, a background color of an informationdisplay area on which brief information associated with the currentlocation and the thumbnail image of the ward are displayed may beindicated in “green” when the ward is located in a safety zone, may beindicated in a “yellow” when the ward is located in a danger zone, andmay be indicated in “red” when the ward is in an emergency situation inwhich the ward has called an SOS dispatch. Referring to FIG. 11, in acase of referring to a location of another ward, in response to tappinga menu 1111 of selecting a ward on a main screen 1110, the main screen1110 may be switched to a ward list screen 1120 on which a list of wardsregistered by a guardian is displayed in a ticker form. Here, inresponse to the guardian selecting another ward from among the pluralityof wards on the ward list screen 1120, a screen for displaying a finallocation reference value, that is, the most recently referred value, ofthe selected ward may be preferentially provided. In response to theguardian tapping a “where are you now?” function, the ward list screen1120 may be switched to a location display screen 1130 for providinglocation information and image information of the selected ward.

FIG. 12 illustrates a service screen for providing a detailed functionabout a current location of a ward. In response to tapping a menu 1211capable of moving to a detailed page associated with a current locationof the ward on a location display screen 1210 that is a result screen ofa ward location reference function, the location display screen 1210 maybe switched to a service screen 1220 for providing a detailed functionabout the current location of the ward. Here, a detailed menu includingat least one of a video view function 1221 of playing image informationof a ward, a search function 1222 of providing a name search based on amap search, a safety information providing function 1223 of providingsafety information based on the current location of the ward, a routesearching function 1224 of providing a route guide service about thecurrent location of the ward, a location change function 1225 ofchanging the current location of the ward, and a memo function 1226 ofcreating and registering a memo associated with the current location ofthe ward may be displayed on the service screen 1220.

Video View Function

The video view function refers to a function of displaying imageinformation in which a peripheral image of a ward is captured. Here, theimage information may be collected from a ward terminal and may includeat least one of at least one photo taken at predetermined time intervalsand a moving picture taken during a predetermined period of time. Forexample, in a case in which image information includes three photos, acorresponding screen may be automatically switched to a subsequent photoin response to tapping a screen area associated with the video viewfunction 1221, or a guardian may view the photos sequentially bydirectly flicking a photo. Here, which photo is currently displayed maybe marked on a screen area associated with the video view function 1221.Similarly, a current state of the ward may be directly displayed on thescreen area associated with the video view function 1221, or may bedisplayed by changing an information display form of a predeterminedarea based on the current state of the ward.

Search Function

The search function refers to a function of conducting a searchassociated with a current location of a ward. A guardian may conduct aname search by using, as a keyword, a shop name, a place name, and thelike, obtained from image information of the ward.

In response to tapping the search function 1222 on the location displayscreen 1210 of FIG. 12, the location display screen 1210 may be switchedto a search screen 1310 of FIG. 13 on which it is possible to conduct alocation search. Here, an input window 1311 for entering a name and akeyboard OSD screen 1312 may be displayed on the search screen 1310. Asafety service system may conduct a name search by using, as a keyword,a name input to the input window 1311 based on location information of award, and may provide a search result on a search result screen 1320.Here, the search result may be configured as a list and an icon forproviding a map screen may be activated and thereby displayed for eachsearch result on the search result screen 1320. A location of a placecorresponding to the search result and a location of the ward may bedisplayed together on all the map screens. In response to tapping theentire bar of a predetermined search result from a list on the searchresult screen 1320, the search result screen 1320 may be switched to arelevant information screen 1330 for providing relevant informationassociated with the corresponding search result. Here, a detailed menuincluding at least one of a call connecting function 1331 of making acall to a place associated with a search result, a location verifyingfunction 1332 of providing a map screen of a place associated with thesearch result, a location change function 1333 of changing a currentlocation of the ward with the place associated with the search result, aroute searching function 1334 of providing a route guide service to theplace associated with the search result, a memo view function 1335 ofproviding a list of memos registered by a guardian and/or another personwith respect to the place associated with the search result, and a memocreation function 1336 of creating and registering a memo with respectto the place associated with the search result may be displayed on therelevant information screen 1330. In response to the guardian tappingthe location verifying function 1332 or the location change function1333 on the relevant information screen 1330 of FIG. 13, the relevantinformation screen 1330 may be switched to a map page 1410 on which alocation change is possible with respect to the current location of theward. Here, a current location of a ward and a location of a placeassociated with a search result may be displayed on the map page 1410.Also, a menu for requesting a location change may be activated andthereby displayed on the map page 1410. In response to the guardianrequesting a location change through the corresponding menu on thedisplay page 1410, the current location of the ward may be changed withthe location associated with the search result, and the changed locationmay be stored as a travel route of the ward. Also, in response to theguardian tapping the route searching function 1334 on the relevantinformation screen 1330 of FIG. 13, the relevant information screen 1330may be switched to an information providing screen 1510 of FIG. 15 forproviding public transportation information used to find the placeassociated with the search result. In response to the guardian tappingthe memo view function 1335 on the relevant information screen 1330 ofFIG. 13, the relevant information screen 1330 may be switched to a memoview screen 1610 for configuring, as a list, memos registered by theguardian and/or another person with respect to the place associated withthe search result and displaying the list of memos. Here, a menu 1611capable of correcting or deleting a memo created by the guardian and amenu 1612 capable of writing a note to another person and reporting ahazardous publication with respect to a memo created by the other personmay be displayed on the memo view screen 1610. In response to theguardian tapping the memo creation function 1336 on the relevantinformation screen 1330 of FIG. 13, the relevant information screen 1330may be switched to a memo creation screen 1620 of FIG. 16 including aninput window for creating a memo and a keyboard OSD screen. Once thememo creation is completed on the memo creation screen 1620, the memocreation screen 1620 may be switched to the memo view screen 1610. Also,a newly created memo may be included in a list of memos and therebydisplayed. Here, a memo created by the guardian may be registered andmanaged in association with location information of the place associatedwith the search result.

Safety Information Providing Function

The safety information providing function refers to a function ofproviding safety information in which a point of interest (POI) includedin a map screen is classified into a safe POI or a dangerous POI basedon a type of the POI, when providing the map screen for displaying acurrent location of a ward.

In response to tapping the safety information providing function 1223 onthe location display screen 1210 of FIG. 12, the location display screen1210 may be switched to a safety information page 1710 of FIG. 17. Here,a current location 1711 of the ward may be indicated on a map and asafety POI 1712 and a dangerous POI 1713 based on a location of the wardmay be displayed on the safety information page 1710. Also, in responseto the guardian selecting icons of the safe POI 1712 and the dangerousPOI 1713 on the safety information page 1710, a name of a correspondingPOI may be displayed through a speech balloon function. Further, inresponse to the guardian tapping a POI name, the safety information page1710 may be switched to a detailed information screen 1720 fordisplaying detailed information, for example, an address and a telephonenumber, of a corresponding POI.

Route Searching Function

The route searching function refers to a function of executing a routeguide service by using a location of a guardian as a departure and alocation of a ward as a destination.

In response to tapping the route searching function 1224 on the locationdisplay screen 1210 of FIG. 12, the location display screen 1210 may beswitched to a route searching screen 1810 of FIG. 18 for providing aroute guide. Here, a departure search window 1811 for searching for adeparture and a destination search window 1812 for searching for adestination, a keyboard OSD screen may be displayed on the routesearching screen 1810. A current location of the guardian may bedisplayed as a default value on the departure search window 1811 and acurrent location of the ward may be displayed as a default value on thedestination search window 1812. In response to a touch on a searchwindow, a keyboard may be displayed and thus, it is possible to searchfor and thereby set a desired region or place name. In response toconducting a name search, a search result list may be provided. Inresponse to a request of the guardian for a map screen about apredetermined search result, an icon may be created on a map and theguardian may directly select a departure or a destination through theicon. When setting of the departure and the destination is completed, aroute from the departure to the destination may be displayed on the mapand various types of information associated with the route, for example,route briefing information, a recommended route, and publictransportation information, may be provided.

Location Change Function

The location change function refers to a function of moving or changinga current location of a ward to another place.

In response to tapping the location change function 1225 on the locationdisplay screen 1210 of FIG. 12, the location display screen 1210 may beswitched to a map page 1910 of FIG. 19 on which it is possible to changea current location of a ward. Here, the map page 1910 is functionallysimilar to the map page 1410 of FIG. 14 and may provide a function ofchanging the current location of the ward by activating a pin 1911corresponding to the current location of the ward and by pushing theactivated pin 1911. When a location of the pin 1911 is changed on themap page 1910, an address of a place of which a location is changed maybe displayed on a description area at a lower end of the map togetherwith a speech balloon as illustrated in a map page 1920. Accordingly, inresponse to the guardian pushing a location change complete button, alocation of the ward may be changed to a location set at the pin 1911and the changed location may be recorded as a travel route of the ward.

Memo Function

The memo function refers to a function of enabling a guardian to createand register a predetermined comment on a current location of a ward ina memo form. Here, a memo may refer to SNS information that may beshared between guardians using a safety service.

In response to tapping the memo function 1226 capable of creating a memoon the location display screen 1210 of FIG. 12, the location displayscreen 1210 may be switched to a memo creation screen 2010 of FIG. 20including an input window for creating a memo and a keyboard OSD screen.Here, the memo creation screen 2010 is functionally similar to the memocreation screen 1620 of FIG. 16. Once the memo creation is completed onthe memo creation screen 2010, log content according to the memo may bedisplayed at an upper end of a location display screen 2020 that is aresult screen according to a ward location reference function. Forexample, the full content of the memo may be displayed at the upper endof the location display screen 2020. Also, the memo may be translucentlydisplayed on an area on which image information of the ward isdisplayed. Here, a memo capable of “creating a memo” on the locationdisplay screen 1210 of FIG. 12 may be changed to a “memo correction”menu capable of correcting a memo on the location display screen 2020 onwhich the memo creation is completed. Also, using the memo function, theguardian may create a memo and then set whether to disclose the createdmemo. Accordingly, a menu for setting whether to disclose a memo may beprovided on the memo creation screen 2010. A memo created by theguardian may be registered and managed in association with locationinformation corresponding to a current location of the ward.

Neighbor Log Function

The neighbor log function refers to a function of sharing informationbetween guardians using a safety service based on an SNS.

In response to tapping “where are you now?” on a main screen (see FIG.9) that is a page on which it is possible to refer to a location of award, the main page may be switched to a location display screen 2110 ofFIG. 21 for displaying a current location 2111 of the ward. Here, loginformation of a memo created by another person may be displayed on thelocation display screen 2110. That is, after searching for memosassociated with location information within a predetermined radius basedon the current location 2111 of the ward, a memo allowed to be disclosedmay be displayed on the location display screen 2110. Referring to FIG.21, the current location 2111 of the ward on a map and a neighbor logPOI 2112 based on the current location 2111 of the ward may be displayedon the location display screen 2110. Here, the neighbor log POI 2112that is a POI corresponding to location information for each memo may bedisplayed on the location display screen 2110. Accordingly, in responseto a guardian selecting an icon of the neighbor log POI 2112, otherperson information, for example, a name, associated with another personhaving created a corresponding memo may be displayed. Further, inresponse to the guardian tapping other person information of theneighbor log POI 2112, the full content of the memo may be displayed.

SOS Function

The SOS function refers to a service capable of substantially copingwith an emergency situation of a ward. In response to an occurrence of adanger to the ward, a guardian may verify the safety of the ward througha security company or may cope with the danger to the ward using the SOSfunction. Using the SOS function, the ward may call an SOS through award terminal in response to the occurrence of the danger to the ward.Alternatively, when a safety service system determines that the dangerto the ward has occurred based on location information of the ward, thesafety service system may provide the guardian with location informationand image information of the ward using the SOS function, so that theguardian may verify the location information and the image informationand thereby call dispatch of the security company. In this case, amessage notifying an emergency situation of the ward may bepreferentially transferred to the guardian through a text service andthe like. Also, when the guardian determines that the ward is in anemergency situation while monitoring location information and imageinformation of the ward, the guardian may directly call dispatch of thesecurity company using the SOS function. That is, the SOS function maybe executed in at least one of a case in which an SOS dispatch call ofthe guardian is present on a service screen for providing a currentlocation of the ward, a case in which an abnormal signal occurs in award terminal, a case in which location information of the ward isdeviated from a safety zone set by the guardian, a case in which thelocation information of the ward enters a danger zone set by theguardian, and the like.

FIGS. 22 through 25 illustrate a service screen associated with an SOSfunction capable of coping with an emergency situation of a ward.

In response to tapping the menu 525 associated with the SOS function onthe main screen 520 of FIG. 2, the main screen 520 may be switched to anSOS center screen 2210 of FIG. 22 for providing an SOS dispatch callmenu. Here, a current location and a current state, for example, asafety zone, a danger zone, and emergency, of the ward may be displayedon the SOS center screen 2210. A menu for moving to a detailed page onwhich location information and image information of the ward is providedmay be activated and displayed. Also, a calling target, such as a callby the guardian, a call by the ward, and a call by a safety servicesystem, may be displayed on the SOS center screen 2210. Alternatively, adisplay form of the SOS center screen 2210 may be classified and therebydisplayed based on the calling target. In response to the guardiantapping the menu for moving to the detailed page on the SOS centerscreen 2210, the SOS center screen 2210 may be switched to aninformation verifying screen 2310 of FIG. 23 including a map screen fordisplaying a current location of a ward, a function capable of playingimage information of the ward, and an SOS menu 2311 of requesting asecurity company for an SOS dispatch with respect to the correspondingward. That is, the guardian may verify a location and an image of theward on the information verifying screen 2310. In this example, when theguardian determines that the ward is in an emergency situation, theguardian may request the SOS dispatch by tapping the SOS menu 2311. Inresponse thereto, the safety service system may transmit information,for example, location information, image information, and descriptioninformation, of the ward to the security company, such that the securitycompany may verify the safety of the ward and cope with the emergencysituation. In response to the SOS dispatch call for the ward on theinformation verifying screen 2310, the information verifying screen 2310may be switched to a call details screen 2220 of FIG. 22 for displayingnew call information. Here, an SOS dispatch call state with respect tothe ward for which the SOS dispatch has been requested may be displayedon the call details screen 2220 using a flicking method.

Referring to FIG. 24, a menu associated with a reference function ofreferring to details of a SOS dispatch call reported to a securitycompany, a current state of the ward processed at the security company,and processing details thereof may be displayed on an SOS related screen2410, for example, the SOS center screen 2210 and the call detailsscreen 2220 of FIG. 22. In response to a guardian tapping a menu 2411for referring to SOS dispatch call details among menus displayed on theSOS related screen 2410, the SOS related screen 2410 may be switched toan SOS call details screen 2420 for displaying details of the SOSdispatch call reported with respect to the ward. Here, a list of SOSdispatch calls may be created and brief information, for example, a timeat which the SOS dispatch call is reported and a current processingstate, may be displayed for each call on the SOS call details screen2420. In response to the guardian tapping a predetermined call from alist of SOS dispatch calls on the SOS call details screen 2420, the SOScall details screen 2420 may be switched to a details verifying screen2430 for displaying details, for example, a time at which a SOS dispatchcall is reported, a location of the ward when the SOS dispatch call isreported, a calling target having reported the SOS dispatch call, forexample, a call by the ward and a call by the guardian, a currentprocessing state of the SOS dispatch call, and the like. Also, referringto FIG. 25, in response to a guardian tapping a menu 2511 of referringto SOS dispatch details among menus displayed on an SOS related screen2510, the SOS related screen 2510 may be switched to an SOS dispatchdetails screen 2520 for displaying details of dispatch taken by asecurity company in response to an SOS dispatch signal call. Here, alist of details of dispatches taken by the security company with respectto the ward in response to an SOS dispatch call may be created and briefinformation, for example, a time at which the SOS dispatch call isreported and a name of a security agent having actually reacted, may bedisplayed for each dispatch on the SOS dispatch details screen 2520. Inresponse to the guardian tapping a predetermined dispatch on the SOSdispatch details screen 2520, the SOS dispatch details screen 2520 maybe switched to a details verifying screen 2530 for displaying details,for example, a reference number of the SOS dispatch, a name of the ward,a time at which the SOS dispatch is received, a dispatched time for theward, a reported place, that is, a location of the ward at which the SOSdispatch call is reported, a name and a contact number of a securityagent having been dispatched to the ward, and a state of the wardverified by the security agent. The aforementioned SOS related screenmay provide a function of guiding the overall service associated with anSOS function, for example, what an SOS function is, how to make an SOSdispatch call, how a security company reacts to the call, fee schedules,and the like.

Travel Route Function

The travel route function refers to a function of accumulating locationinformation of a ward collected from a ward terminal and providing atravel route that is a trace along which the ward has moved.

FIG. 26 illustrates a service screen associated with a travel routefunction.

Referring to FIG. 26, in response to tapping the travel route menu 528associated with the travel route function on the main screen 520 of FIG.5, the main screen 520 may be switched to a travel route screen 2610 fordisplaying a travel route of the ward. Here, a travel route based on adate-by-date basis may be provided on the travel route screen 2610 andlocation information of the ward may be displayed in a log form on a mapof the travel route screen 2610. Location information of the wardcollected at predetermined time intervals may be connected based on thetemporal elapse and thereby displayed on the map of the travel routescreen 2610. Here, a number corresponding to a travel sequence may beindicated on a POI corresponding to each set of location information. Inresponse to the guardian tapping a POI indicated with a number on thetravel route screen 2610, brief information may be displayed at a lowerend of the travel route screen 2610 together with a speech balloonindicating a collected time. Also, in response to the guardian tappingthe speech balloon or brief information at the lower end of the travelroute screen 2610, the travel route screen 2610 may be switched to aservice screen 2630 for providing a detailed function about acorresponding location. Here, a function of the service screen 2630 maybe similar to a function of the service screen 1220 of FIG. 12. Also, amenu associated with a function of accumulating location informationcorresponding to a travel route of the ward and displaying theaccumulated information as a list may be provided on the travel routescreen 2610. In response to the guardian tapping the corresponding menuon the travel route screen 2610, the travel route screen 2610 may beswitched to a list screen 2620 for sorting and thereby displayinglocation information of the ward for each item.

Setting Function (Settings of Environment)

The setting function refers to a function of setting a usage environmentof a guardian with respect to a safety service.

FIGS. 27 through 37 illustrate a service screen associated with asetting function.

Referring to FIG. 27, in response to tapping the setting menu 520associated with the setting function on the main screen 520 of FIG. 5,the main screen 520 may be switched to a setting screen 2710 on which itis possible to verify a current service use state or perform variousenvironment settings. Here, the setting screen 2710 may provide a safetyzone/danger zone setting function 2711 of managing a safety zone and adanger zone with respect to a ward, a description setting function 2712of registering or editing description information of the ward, a mapsetting function 2713 of setting a type of a map displayed on theservice screen, a personal information setting function 2714 of settingpersonal information of a guardian, a ward setting function 2715 ofsetting a plurality of wards, a MY note box function 2716 of managing anote, and the like.

Setting of Safety Zone/danger Zone

In response to a guardian tapping the safety zone/danger zone settingfunction 2711 on the setting screen 2710 of FIG. 27, the setting screen2710 may be switched to a zone setting screen 2810 or 2820 of FIG. 28 onwhich it is possible to set a safety zone and a danger zone for eachward registered by the guardian. In response to the guardian selecting award on the zone setting screen 2810 or 2820 and then tapping acorresponding menu associated with the selected ward, the zone settingscreen 2810 or 2820 may be switched to an input screen 2830 for enteringa specific condition about the safety zone or the danger zone. Here, amenu associated with a function of entering a name of the safety zone ora danger zone, a function of classifying and thereby setting a type ofthe safety zone or the danger zone of which the name is entered, afunction of setting a radius of the safety zone or the danger zone, afunction of setting a time, for example, a use day and a use time, atwhich the safety zone or the danger zone is to be used, and a functionof setting a location measurement method of the ward may be displayed onthe input screen 2830. Here, the function of setting a radius of thesafety zone or the danger zone may preferentially provide a map page onwhich it is possible to conduct a name search and select a location(pin). For example, in response to the guardian selecting apredetermined location as a pin on the map page and adjusting acorresponding radius, an area within the corresponding radius based onthe selected location may be set as the safety zone or the danger zone.Also, the safety zone or the damager area set by the guardian withrespect to the ward may be displayed as a list on the zone settingscreen 2820. Further, the zone setting screen 2820 may provide afunction of adding a new safety zone or danger zone ordeleting/correcting an existing safety zone or danger zone.

Setting of Description

In response to a guardian tapping the description setting function 2717on the setting screen 2710 of FIG. 27, a ward list screen 2910 of FIG.29 for displaying a list of wards registered by the guardian may bepreferentially displayed. Also, in response to tapping a predeterminedward on the ward list screen 2910, the ward list screen 2910 may beswitched to a description screen 2920 for displaying a list ofpredetermined sets of description information most recently registeredwith respect to the predetermined ward. In response to the guardiantapping a predetermined item on the description screen 2920, detaileddescription information of the corresponding item may be displayed onthe description screen 2920 and the description screen 2920 may beswitched to a description registration screen 2930 on which it ispossible to register a description of the ward. Here, the descriptionregistration screen 2930 may be functionally similar to the descriptionregistration screen 820 of FIG. 8, and may provide a function of movingto a previous/next page or a date-by-date page based on currentlydisplayed description information, a function of correcting currentlydisplayed description information, for example, a photo and content, afunction of registering new description information, a function ofregistering currently displayed description information as a mainthumbnail image, and a function of moving to the description screen2920, and the like.

Setting of Map

In response to a guardian tapping the map setting function 2713 ofsetting a type of a map on the setting screen 2710 of FIG. 27, thesetting screen 2710 may be switched to a map setting screen 3010 of FIG.30 for setting a type of a map screen. Here, a list of map types thatcan be provided from a safety service system, such as a two-dimensional(2D) map and an air map such as a satellite map, may be provided on themap setting screen 3010. The guardian may select, from the list of maptypes, a map type that the guardian desires to be provided with from asafety service through a service screen and then set the selected maptype.

Setting of Personal Information

In response to a guardian tapping the personal information settingfunction 2714 of setting personal information of the guardian on thesetting screen 2710 of FIG. 27, the setting screen 2710 may be switchedto a personal information setting screen 3110 of FIG. 31 for enteringpersonal information of the guardian. Here, the personal informationsetting screen 3110 may provide a function of displaying personalinformation, for example, a name, an ID/PW, and an email address of aguardian, for example, a mother, registered to a safety service system,and a function of registering an additional guardian, for example, afather in addition to the guardian. In response to the guardian tappingthe function of registering an additional guardian on the personalinformation setting screen 3110, the personal information setting screen3110 may be switched to a guardian adding screen 3120 including an inputwindow for entering a name and a contact number of the additionalguardian and a relationship between the guardian and the additionalguardian, and a keyboard OSD screen. Also, the personal informationsetting screen 3110 may provide a function of deleting the additionalguardian or correcting information of the additional guardian.

Ward Setting Function

In response to a guardian tapping the ward setting function 2715 ofsetting a ward on the setting screen 2710 of FIG. 27, the setting screen2710 may be switched to a ward setting screen 3210 of FIG. 32 forsetting a ward. Here, the ward setting screen 3210 may provide anenvironment in which the guardian may add a plurality of wards or changea ward. The ward setting screen 3210 may provide a function 3211 ofadding a ward and a function 3212 of displaying a list of registeredwards. In response to the guardian tapping the function 3211 of adding award on the ward setting screen 3210, the ward setting screen 3210 maybe switched to a service screen associated with a function ofauthenticating a ward terminal and a function of registering wardinformation. Here, the terminal authentication screen 620 of FIG. 6 maybe provided as the service screen associated with the function ofauthenticating the ward terminal. Also, a ward registration screen 3310of FIG. 33 that is functionally similar to the ward registration screen720 of FIG. 7 may be provided as the service screen associated with thefunction of registering ward information. That is, the guardian mayperform a procedure of authenticating a ward terminal through theterminal authentication screen 620 with respect to a ward desired to beadded and then may register a photo, a name, a contact number, a sex, anage, a height/weight, a school, a feature or a decryption, a routingperiod, and the like, of the ward through the ward registration screen3310. In particular, in response to the guardian tapping a function ofsetting a routing period on the ward registration screen 3310, the wardregistration screen 3310 may be switched to a routing period settingscreen 3320 for setting a routing period of the ward. Here, using therouting period setting screen 3320, it is possible to set a plurality ofrouting periods with respect to a single ward and to set a use day, ause time, and a time interval as time information in which locationinformation and image information on the ward is allowed to becollected. Also, the routing period setting screen 3320 may provide afunction of displaying a list of routing periods set with respect to apredetermined ward, a function of deleting or editing a routing periodincluded in the list of routing periods, and a function of adding a newrouting period.

MY Note Box

In response to a guardian tapping the MY note box function 2716 ofmanaging a note on the setting screen 2710 of FIG. 27, the settingscreen 2710 may be switched to a MY note box screen 3410 of FIG. 34 formanaging a note exchanged with another person. The presence/absence of anew note received on the MY note box function 2716 or a number of notesreceived on the MY note box function 2716 may be displayed on thesetting screen 2710 of FIG. 27. The MY note box screen 3410 may providea function 3411 of displaying a list of notes received from otherpersons in a received order, a reply function 3412 of sending a reply toanother person having sent a note, and a function 3413 of displaying alist of notes sent to other persons in a sent order. Here, the function3411 of displaying a list of received notes may disclose a name ofanother person having sent a note of each item and partial content ofthe note on a list of notes. Also, the function 3411 of displaying alist of received notes and the function 3413 of displaying a list ofsent notes may provide a function of selectively deleting a note ordeleting all the notes. In response to the guardian tapping the replyfunction 3412, the MY note box screen 3410 may be switched to a replyscreen including an input window for entering a reply and a keyboard OSDscreen.

In addition to the function of setting various types of environmentsassociated with the guardian, the aforementioned setting function mayprovide a function of enabling the guardian to access a noticeassociated with a safety service, a use guide, a current service usestate of the guardian, and the like.

As described above, a safety service system may manage the overallprocess of a safety service in which a guardian may constantly monitorand manage a location of a ward based on a location and an image of theward collected from a ward terminal, and may make an SOS dispatch callin response to an occurrence of a danger to the ward. Accordingly, aprocess and a user interface for a safety service request may beconfigured in a guardian terminal. Through this, it is possible todisplay service screens provided from the safety service system.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart illustrating a safety service method forproviding a safety service that supports monitoring and management of award according to an embodiment of the present invention. Each operationof the safety service method according to the present embodiment may beperformed by the safety service system 300 of FIG. 3.

In operation 3510, the safety service system 300 may collect locationinformation and image information associated with a ward with respect tothe ward registered by a guardian. Here, in interaction with a wardterminal, the safety service system 300 may receive, from a wardterminal as necessary and at predetermined intervals, locationinformation indicating a current location of the ward and imageinformation in which a peripheral image of the ward is captured. Theward terminal may refer to a communication terminal having a function ofcalculating a location of the ward and a function of capturing aperipheral image of the ward and thus, may provide location informationand image information of the ward in response to a request of the safetyservice system 300. Also, when an alert signal is input from the ward orwhen a level of external impact exceeds a threshold, the ward terminalmay detect the alert signal or the external impact as an abnormal signalassociated with the ward and thereby provide the location informationand the image information to the safety service system 300. Here, thelocation information may refer to information calculated using at leastone of a GPS measurement method and a mobile communication base stationmeasurement method, and the image information may refer to at least oneof at least one photo captured at predetermined time intervals and amoving picture taken during a predetermined period of time.

In operation 3520, the safety service system 300 may provide an LBSbased safety service based on location information and image informationof the ward that is collected from the ward terminal. That is, thesafety service system 300 may provide location information and imageinformation of the ward to the guardian in response to a request forreferring to the ward from the guardian, and may provide the locationinformation and the image information to the guardian or a securitycompany in response to an alert signal detected with respect to theward. Here, the safety service system 300 may recognize, as the alertsignal associated with the ward, at least one of a case in which anabnormal signal occurs in a ward terminal, for example, a case in whichthe ward directly inputs the alert signal or a case in which an abnormalsignal is detected due to a level of impact exceeding a threshold, acase in which the location information is deviated from a safety zoneset by the guardian, and a case in which the location information entersa danger zone set by the guardian. The guardian may verify an emergencysituation of the ward based on the location information and the imageinformation provided from the safety service system 300, and ifnecessary, may request the security company for an SOS dispatch.Accordingly, the safety service system 300 may transfer locationinformation and image information of the ward to the security companyand the security company may directly move to a corresponding locationand thereby inhibit and cope with an emergency situation of the ward. Inaddition, the safety service system 300 may receive, from the guardian,ward information, such as a photo, personal information, and descriptioninformation of the ward, and maintain the received ward information.When transmitting location information and image information of the wardto the security company while maintaining the ward information, thesafety service system 300 may also provide the ward informationregistered by the guardian. Here, the ward information including thedescription information may be provided to the security company togetherwith a location and an image of the ward in response to an occurrence ofa danger to the ward and thereby be used as useful information forhandling the danger to the ward. Also, the safety service system 300 mayprovide a memo function of enabling the guardian to input predeterminedcomments on a location of the ward. That is, the safety service system300 may receive a memo associated with location information of the wardfrom the guardian and may store and maintain the received memo. Inaddition, the safety service system 300 may service a memo of anotherperson to be shared based on location information between guardianshaving allowed their memos to be disclosed based on an SNS. In responseto a request of the guardian, the safety service system 300 mayaccumulate location information of the ward and may provide a travelroute that is a trace along which the ward has moved. The safety servicesystem 300 may provide a service screen associated with a safety serviceto a guardian terminal connected to the safety service system 300. Here,through the service screen, the safety service system 300 may support afunction of registering or editing information associated with theguardian and the ward, a function of referring to a location of theward, a function of requesting an SOS dispatch based on a level of anemergency situation which the ward has encountered, a function ofproviding a travel route of the ward, a function of sharing informationbetween guardians, an environment setting function of setting anenvironment of the safety service, and the like. Here, the function ofreferring to a location of the ward may include a detailed functionabout a current location of the ward based on location information andimage information of the ward together with a map page on which thecurrent location of the ward is marked on a center of a map. Thedetailed function may be, for example, a function of playing imageinformation of the ward, a function of providing a name search based ona map search, a function of providing safety information based on acurrent location of the ward, a function of providing a route guideservice about the current location of the ward, a function of changingthe current location of the ward, a function of creating and registeringa memo associated with the current location of the ward. Also, thefunction of requesting an SOS dispatch may provide a function of showinga latest location and a current state, for example, a safety zone, adanger zone, and an emergency, of the ward, and may also providing afunction of displaying the current location of the ward on a map page, afunction of playing image information of the ward, a function of makingan SOS dispatch call to a security company with respect to thecorresponding ward, a function of displaying details of the SOS dispatchcall made with respect to the ward, a function of displaying details ofa dispatch taken by the security company in response to an SOS dispatchsignal call, and the like. Also, an environment setting function ofsetting an environment about a safety service may provide a function ofsetting a ward, a function of setting a safety zone and a danger zonewith respect to the ward, a function of registering or editingdescription information of the ward, a function of setting a type of amap type displayed on a service screen, a function of setting personalinformation of a guardian, and the like.

As described above, according to example embodiments of the presentinvention, an environment in which it is possible to constantly monitorand manage a ward may be supported and thus, it is possible to morereadily verifying an emergency situation of the ward and to quickly copewith the emergency situation. In addition, according to embodiments ofthe present invention, by transmitting a location and an image of a wardto a guardian or a security company in response to an occurrence of adanger to the ward, an emergency situation of the ward may be easilyverified. Also, according to embodiments of the present invention, byfurther transmitting a description of a ward in addition to a locationof the ward and an image of the ward in response to an occurrence of adanger to the ward, more useful information may be provided. Also,according to embodiments of the present invention, by sharinginformation between guardians to monitor and manage wards, it ispossible to provide an SNS.

Although a few embodiments of the present invention have been shown anddescribed, the present invention is not limited to the describedembodiments and those skilled in the art may make various changes andmodifications from the description.

Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is not limited to thedescribed embodiments and is defined by the claims and theirequivalents.

1. A method for providing a service comprising: receiving a request forstarting a service from a first electronic device; acquiring a locationof the first electronic device which has requested to start the service;determining whether a second electronic device is registered for theservice when an application is driven on the second electronic device;determining whether an inquiry request for the first electronic deviceis received from the second electronic device when it is determined thatthe of second electronic device is registered for the service; providingthe location of the first electronic device to the second electronicdevice when it is determined that the inquiry request for of the firstelectronic device is received from the second electronic device;calculating a route from a location of the second electronic device tothe location of the first electronic device when a request for a routeguidance service is received from the second electronic device;providing the calculated route to the second electronic device to bedisplayed on a map of the second electronic device; and providing aguidance for the calculated route to the second electronic device. 2.The method of claim 1, wherein the location of the first electronicdevice is set as a destination of the route and wherein the destinationis represented by a symbol having a color different from that of theroute.
 3. The method of claim 1 further comprising: replacing an imageassociated with the first electronic device or the second electronicdevice with another image pre-stored in or captured by the firstelectronic device or the second electronic device, in response to arequest from the first electronic device or the second electronicdevice, respectively.
 4. The method claim of 1 further comprising:displaying the location of the first electronic device and imageinformation of the first electronic device on the map of the secondelectronic device, and wherein an image stored in the first electronicdevice is displayed on the map as the image information.
 5. The methodof claim 1, wherein the providing a guidance for the calculated routecomprises providing a guidance for the calculated route when a routesearch button is selected by the second electronic device on the mapwhere the location of the first electronic device is displayed.
 6. Themethod of claim 1 further comprising: providing a use status check menufor the first electronic device or the second electronic device.
 7. Themethod of claim 1 further comprising: accumulating moving route of thefirst electronic device or moving route of the second electronic deviceand providing information on the accumulated moving route to the firstelectronic device or the second electronic device, respectively, andwherein the moving route is provided with a corresponding date.
 8. Themethod of claim 1 further comprising: providing at least one of thelocation of the first electronic device or image information acquired bythe first electronic device to a controller when a predetermined signalis received from the first electronic device.
 9. The method of claim 1further comprising: determining whether a predetermined conditionassociated with the first electronic device occurs based on the locationof the first electronic device; and providing, to the first electronicdevice, a menu for connecting to a controller when it is determined thatthe predetermined condition associated with the first electronic deviceoccurs.
 10. The method of claim 1 further comprising: acquiring imageinformation in proximity of the location of the first electronic deviceobtained by the first electronic device from the first electronicdevice.
 11. The method of claim 10 further comprising: providing theacquired image information to the second electronic device when arequest for image view is received from the second electronic device.12. A system for providing a service comprising: a collector forreceiving a request for starting a service from a first electronicdevice, and acquiring a location of the first electronic device whichhas requested to start the service; and a service provider fordetermining whether a second electronic device is registered for theservice when an application is driven on the second electronic device,determining whether an inquiry request for of the first electronicdevice is received from the second electronic device when it isdetermined that the second electronic device is registered for theservice, providing the location of the first electronic device to thesecond electronic device when it is determined that the inquiry requestfor the first electronic device is received from the second electronicdevice, calculating a route from a location of the second electronicdevice to the location of the first electronic device when a request fora route guidance service is received from the second electronic device,providing the calculated route to the second electronic device to bedisplayed on a map of the second electronic device, and providing aguidance for the calculated route to the second electronic device. 13.The system for providing a service of claim 12, wherein the serviceprovider is configured to replace an image associated with the firstelectronic device or the second electronic device with another imagepre-stored in or captured by the first electronic device or the secondelectronic device, in response to a request from the first electronicdevice or the second electronic device, respectively.
 14. The system forproviding a service of claim 12, wherein the service provider isconfigured to display the location of the first electronic device andimage information of the first electronic device on the map of thesecond electronic device, and wherein an image stored in the firstelectronic device is displayed on the map as the image information. 15.The system for providing a service of claim 12, wherein the serviceprovider is configured to provide a use status check menu for the firstelectronic device or the second electronic device.
 16. The system forproviding a service of claim 12, wherein the service provider isconfigured to accumulate moving route of the first electronic device ormoving route of the second electronic device and provide information onthe accumulated moving route to the first electronic device or thesecond electronic device, respectively, and wherein the moving route isprovided with a corresponding date.
 17. The system for providing aservice of claim 12, wherein the service provider is configured toprovide at least one of the location of the first electronic device orthe image information acquired by the first electronic device to acontroller when a predetermined signal is received from the firstelectronic device.
 18. The system for providing a service of claim 12,wherein the service provider is configured to determine whether apredetermined condition associated with the first electronic deviceoccurs based on the location of the first electronic device, andprovide, to the first electronic device, a menu for connecting to acontroller for the first electronic device when it is determined thatthe predetermined condition associated with the first electronic deviceoccurs.
 19. The system for providing a service of claim 12, wherein theservice provider is configured to acquire image information in proximityof the first electronic device obtained by the first electronic devicefrom the first electronic device.
 20. The system for providing a serviceof claim 19, wherein the service provider is configured to provide theacquired image information to the second electronic device when arequest for image view is received from the second electronic device.